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 Definitions for periwinkle: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Periwinkle \Per"i*win`kle\, n. [From AS. pinewincla a shellfish,
in which pine- is fr. L. pina, pinna, a kind of mussel, akin
to Gr. ?. Cf. Winkle.] (Zool.)
Any small marine gastropod shell of the genus Littorina.
The common European species (Littorina littorea), in Europe
extensively used as food, has recently become naturalized
abundantly on the American coast. See Littorina.
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Note: In America the name is often applied to several large
univalves, as Fulgur carica, and {Fulgur
canaliculata}.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Periwinkle \Per"i*win`kle\, n. [OE. pervenke, AS. pervince, fr.
L. pervinca.] (Bot.)
A trailing herb of the genus Vinca.
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Note: The common perwinkle (Vinca minor) has opposite
evergreen leaves and solitary blue or white flowers in
their axils. In America it is often miscalled myrtle.
See under Myrtle.
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WordNet (r) 2.0
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periwinkle
n 1: chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers
2: commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large
pinkish to red flowers [syn: rose periwinkle, {Madagascar
periwinkle}, old maid, Cape periwinkle, {red
periwinkle}, cayenne jasmine, Catharanthus roseus, {Vinca
rosea}]
3: small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked [syn: winkle]
4: edible marine gastropod [syn: winkle]
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